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"Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." Matthew 5:16

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Hold Fast to Wisdom

“Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!

Do not forget nor turn away

from the words of my mouth”

Proverbs 4:5 nasb

“Hold on to wisdom,

and it will take care of you.

Love it, and it will keep you safe.”

Proverbs 4:6 ncv

What is wisdom? Man’s definition says it is understanding,
knowledge, sense, insight, perception, astuteness, intelligence, and good judgment. To me—this is my opinion or definition—wisdom is the application of
knowledge. The Bible says it is “the fear of the Lord.”

Psalm 111:10 (ncv)tells
us “Wisdom begins
with respect for the Lord; those who obey his orders have
good understanding…” Fear or reverence for the Lord
is the foundation for true wisdom.

“…fools despise wisdom and instruction.” These words follow “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” in Proverbs 1:7.

And Proverbs 9:10 says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and the
knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” (nasb)

So how does one acquire wisdom and
understanding?

I have known plenty of people who have read
the Bible. Many can quote scripture or at least attempt to. However, until we
fear the Lord, love Him, and reverence His word, we only have knowledge and not
wisdom.

Once we have this wisdom, we are to hold
fast to it. Proverbs four goes on to tell us we should prize… treasure … exalt… embrace… take a firm hold and don’t
let go of "her"!!! We are to be steadfast and faithful with the True Wisdom of God’s
word. We are to continually seek "her" with all of our heart, soul, and might.

AND—we are to live accordingly.

“Happy, blessed, joyful are those who follow, keep, obey the
Lord’s teachings, instructions,
commandments, and continually search for Him with their whole heart.” Psalm
119:1-2 (a mix of nasb, ncv, and nlt)

God’s wisdom will take care of you…protect you and provide
for you.

“A house is built by wisdom

and becomes strong through
good sense.

Through knowledge its rooms are filled

with all sorts of precious
riches and valuables.”

Proverbs 24:3-4 nlt

“If you need wisdom,

ask our generous God,

and he will give
it to you.

He will not rebuke you for asking.”

James 1:5 nlt

nasb is New American Standard Bible – ncv is New Century Version
– nlt is New Living Translation